Monte Carlo s Super Four

TWO fighters competing for the lion’s share of $1-million (about R10million) is the boxing highlight on SuperSport this weekend.

Rodney Berman’s “Monte Carlo Million Dollar Super Four” final concludes with a headline bout between unbeaten Edwin Rodriguez of the US and Denis Grachev of Russia.

The tournament will be broadcast live on SuperSport 5 from 9pm.

Rodriguez returns after a sensational 10-round unanimous decision over world-ranked contender Ezequiel Maderna in March in the opening round of the Super Four tournament.

Although much less experienced as a professional, the 30-year-old Grachev looked very impressive in his 10-round points decision win over former world champion Zsolt Erdei in the first round of the tournament.

Co-headlining this international event will be a world championship fight between WBA and IBO lightwelterweight holder Khalid Allakhverdiev (18-0, 8 KOs) and former champ Souleymane M’Baye (404-1, 22 KOs).

On an impressive undercard, European middleweight champion Max Bursak (26-1-1, 12 KOs) will defend his crown against the United Kingdom’s Prince Arron (23-4-1, 5 KOs), while big punchers Ilunga “Junior ” Makabu (13-1, 13 KOs) and undefeated Dmytro Kucher (21-0, 15 KOs) will battle it out for Kucher’s WBC International cruiserweight belt.